In-house Lawyers Committee
Conveners
Sheekha Saha
Senior Solicitor, Moray Council
Senior Solicitor, Moray Council
Vlad Valiente
Head of Governance and Assurance (Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer) at Dumfries & Galloway Council.
Head of Governance and Assurance (Chief Solicitor and Monitoring Officer) at Dumfries & Galloway Council.
Secretary
Beth Anderson
bethanderson@lawscot.org.uk
bethanderson@lawscot.org.uk
Solicitor Members
Michael Byrne, UserTesting
Neil Campbell
Deborah Carroll
Catherine Corr
Hope Craig
Mairi Gibson
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Jennifer Malcolm
Rachael McLean
Leigh Monteforte
Anne Stewart
Marion Sweetland-Michie
Aims & functions of the committee
- To engage with in-house solicitors and trainees (not working in private practice), ensuring the Law Society understands and serves their professional needs.
- To promote the interests and status of in-house solicitors and trainees.
- To encourage and assist in the development of better training of solicitors and trainees working in-house.
- To promote the value of employing in-house solicitors and trainees to organisations who do not currently employ solicitors or trainees.